CJBC176 Czech Literature in Emigré Publishing Houses

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2005
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jan Čulík (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Helena Bednářová
Timetable
Mon 16:40–19:55 17, Mon 18:20–19:55 49
Prerequisites
Students are expected to be familiar with the works to be analysed.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
Course objectives
The course argues that Czech emigré literature can be defined thematically as such texts which record the main characters process of psychological adaptation to life outside the Czech environment. Thus these literary texts anticipated globalisation. The course will analyse a series of literary works which fall within this definition. At the end, it will provide information about some of the Czech emigré journals. The structure of the course: 1. Introduction, emigré publishing houses, emigré literature: a definition 2. Jaroslav Hutka, Požár v bazaru, Vilém Hejl, Zásada sporu 3. Vladimír Škutina, Prezidentův vězeň na hradě plném bláznů, Ferdinand Peroutka, Oblak a valčík, Pozdější život Panny 4. Sylvie Richterová, Návraty a jiné ztráty, Místopis 5. Jan Křesadlo, Mrchopěvci, Fuga trium Vara guru 6. Jaroslav Vejvoda, Plující andělé, letící ryby, Ptáci Jan Drábek, A co Václav 7. Jan Novák, Striptease Chicago, Stanislav Moc, Údolí nočních papoušků 8. Emigré periodicals: Svědectví 9. Emigré periodicals: Proměny 10. Emigré periodicals: Obrys, Západ The students will send the essay to the lecturer by email. They will also receive the lecturer's comments and evaluation by email from the United Kingdom.
Syllabus
  • The seminars will be devoted to the analysis of the individual literary texts. Each seminar will take a short student presentation (not more than 15 minutes) as a point of departure.
Literature
  • KNOPP, František. Česká literatura v exilu 1948-1989 :bibliografie. 1. vyd. Praha: Makropulos, 1996, 634 s. ISBN 80-86003-00-0. info
  • ZACH, Aleš. Kniha a český exil 1949-1990 :bibliografický slovník nakladatelství, vydavatelství a edic. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 1995, 207 s. ISBN 80-85639-62-9. info
  • ČULÍK, Jan. Knihy za ohradou :česká literatura v exilových nakladatelstvích 1971-1989. 1. vyd. Praha: Trizonia, 1991, 420 s. ISBN 80-900953-8-0. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Zápočet se bude udílet na základě písemného eseje v rozsahu cca 2000 slov (6-7 normostran).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: únor - březen 2005, vždy v pondělí 28.2., 7.3., 14.3., 21. 3 a výjimečně úterý 29.3.
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